Notre Dame University recently invited President Barack Obama to give their commencement speech and receive an honorary degree just like George W. Bush and many other presidents before him. After the initial invitation was extended and subseqently accepted by President Obama, Ten Priests from the Holy Cross Religious Order (The order of priests that founded Notre [...]
Author Archives: mstratton
Social Security Going Broke?
April 16, 2009 – 9:25 am
This is a video that outlines the issue pretty effectively. Although it is around 6 years old, the facts and message are accurate.
For 73 years the Social Security System has been a safety net for the senior citizens in this country. They have paid throughout their lives but now their investment is being [...]
Progressive vs Orthodox Catholics
April 13, 2009 – 2:48 pm
Their has been recent backlash towards Notre Dame University resulting from the invitation of President Barack Obama to give the commencement speech and receive an Honorary Degree. Although this has been a recently established custom with presidents at Notre Dame, Obama’s stance on Abortion is one that is creating an uproar among many Orthodox Catholics.
This again shows [...]
Iowa Senate Leader Fights for Same-Sex Marriage
April 11, 2009 – 12:55 pm
Iowa Senate Leader Mike Gronstal recently addressed a bill that the Republican leader of the senate asked him to cosponsor with him in order to ban same sex marriage through legislative means. This denial by Senator Gronstal is one of the best pieces of political theatre I have ever seen and gives me hope for [...]
US House passes the stimulus package
January 28, 2009 – 1:55 pm
Today the House of Representatives passed a proposed $819 billion stimulus package 244 votes to 188, but without a single republican vote. This hyperpartisanship is due to a divide in ideology on the issue of economics. Which is more effective: tax cuts or infrastructure spending?
It is obvious from the last 8 years that tax cuts are not the [...]
